Family Total Money Income of Persons 65 or Older in Beneficiary Families

Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2011. A married couple's age is defined as the age of the husband—unless he is under age 55 and the wife is 55 or older, in which case it is the age of the wife.

Aged unit. With age 55 as the cutoff, aged units are defined as married couples living together—at least one of whom is 55 or older—and nonmarried persons 55 or older.

Marital status. Married persons are married and living with their spouse. Nonmarried persons may be divorced, widowed, never married, separated, or married but living apart from their spouse.

Race. The categories White alone, Black alone, and Asian alone reflect respondents who reported only one race. Because of changes to the race category, data on race are not directly comparable to editions prior to 2002. A person's race is his or her reported race. A married couple's race is defined as the race of the husband.

Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. A married couple is of Hispanic origin if the husband is of Hispanic origin.

Social Security beneficiary. A beneficiary may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivor benefits, disability benefits, or transitionally insured benefits.

Family. A family is a group of two or more people (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family.

Poverty. The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to detect who is poor. If a family's total income is less than that family's threshold, then that family, and every individual in it, is considered poor.

The ratio of Social Security income to total income. This ratio is defined as Social Security income divided by total income. Units and persons in families with less than $1 of total income or negative earnings or asset income are excluded from these tables.

Per beneficiary Social Security income is total Social Security income divided by the number of beneficiaries in the family.

Total Money Income. The term is defined as the arithmetic sum of money wages and salaries, net income from self-employment, and income other than earnings. The total income of a household is the arithmetic sum of the amounts received by all income recipients in the household.

Total Money Income of Beneficiary Units 65 or Older Table 3.A6 Percentage distribution of beneficiary units, by marital status and quintiles of Social Security benefits, 2010

Aged unit income (dollars)

All units

Married couples

Nonmarried persons

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Less than 1,000

0.1

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

1,000–1,999

0.8

0

0

0

0

0.3

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.1

0

0

0

2,000–2,999

1.2

0

0

0

0

0.4

0

0

0

0

1.7

0

0

0

0

3,000–3,999

1.1

0

0

0

0

0.7

0

0

0

0

1.3

0.1

0

0

0

4,000–4,999

1.8

0.1

0

0

0

0.6

0

0

0

0

2.8

0

0

0

0

5,000–5,999

2.6

0

0

0

0

0.3

0

0

0

0

4.1

0

0

0

0

6,000–6,999

3.2

0

0

0

0

0.7

0

0

0

0

4.9

0

0

0

0

7,000–7,999

7.6

0

0

0

0

1.5

0

0

0

0

11.9

0

0

0

0

8,000–8,999

12.8

0

0

0

0

1.3

0

0

0

0

21.0

0

0

0

0

9,000–9,999

15.5

0.1

0.1

0

0

1.8

0

0

0

0

9.7

16.1

0

0.1

0

10,000–10,999

7.3

7.0

0

0

0

1.9

0

0

0

0

3.4

20.0

0

0

0

11,000–11,999

3.2

12.1

0

0.1

0

2.2

0

0

0

0

2.8

22.2

0

0

0.2

12,000–12,999

2.0

10.6

0

0.1

0

2.6

0

0.2

0

0

1.5

4.4

15.5

0

0

13,000–13,999

1.8

16.2

0

0.1

0

3.4

0.2

0

0

0

2.0

3.8

25.4

0

0

14,000–14,999

1.4

5.0

9.6

0

0

3.9

0

0

0

0

1.4

3.0

9.3

10.0

0

15,000–19,999

7.1

12.3

37.0

13.6

0

7.8

23.9

0

0

0

7.4

8.6

16.2

41.9

18.4

20,000–24,999

4.9

8.8

10.0

22.3

1.6

5.0

11.8

23.8

0.1

0

4.9

6.7

10.3

11.4

19.9

25,000–29,999

4.9

6.1

9.6

10.6

13.4

5.5

7.9

11.4

24.1

0.4

4.1

5.3

6.8

11.1

13.3

30,000–34,999

2.8

3.8

6.6

8.5

9.9

5.4

6.0

10.2

11.0

9.7

2.7

2.0

4.1

7.2

7.7

35,000–39,999

2.5

3.4

5.1

6.9

9.2

5.3

5.0

9.5

9.0

9.4

1.9

2.4

3.2

5.1

6.4

40,000–44,999

1.8

2.5

2.9

6.0

7.4

4.5

5.1

6.8

7.8

7.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.1

5.6

45,000–49,999

1.6

1.4

2.8

4.4

7.1

3.2

3.9

5.6

7.8

7.5

1.3

0.5

1.2

2.7

3.8

50,000–54,999

2.0

1.6

2.8

3.4

6.4

5.1

4.1

5.7

6.7

5.1

1.5

0.5

1.5

1.9

3.4

55,000–59,999

1.3

1.0

1.9

2.8

4.8

4.5

3.7

3.4

4.4

5.3

0.8

0.2

0.5

1.0

2.4

60,000–64,999

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.2

4.8

4.8

2.8

2.4

3.4

6.6

1.0

0.3

0.4

1.2

2.8

65,000–69,999

0.7

0.6

1.5

2.2

3.8

3.2

2.8

1.6

3.4

5.0

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.7

2.2

70,000–74,999

0.8

1.0

0.8

2.3

3.2

2.6

1.6

1.9

2.4

4.1

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.6

2.7

75,000–99,999

2.2

2.5

3.4

6.2

11.7

7.8

10.1

7.1

7.7

16.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

5.1

100,000–149,999

2.4

1.8

2.6

5.2

10.1

8.7

6.4

6.7

8.9

12.1

1.1

0.3

1.1

1.0

4.2

150,000–199,999

0.7

0.6

0.7

1.6

3.8

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.7

6.3

0.1

0.1

0.6

0.4

1.3

200,000 or more

0.6

0.5

0.6

1.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.6

1.7

5.0

0

0.1

0

0.2

0.7

Median income (dollars)

10,206

14,669

21,437

31,674

50,865

39,686

35,273

37,167

43,576

63,514

9,045

11,789

14,976

19,415

29,017

Number (thousands)

5,107

5,102

4,908

5,286

5,174

2,134

2,135

2,126

2,124

2,155

2,977

2,927

2,682

3,332

2,984

NOTE: Social Security quintile limits are $10,445, $14,157, $17,957, and $24,000 for all units; $15,425, $20,514, $25,018, and $29,914 for married couples; and $9,209, $12,000, $14,357, and $17,501 for nonmarried persons.

Total Money Income of Beneficiary Aged Units 65 or Older Table 3.A8 Percentage distribution of Social Security beneficiary aged units, by proportion of income from Social Security and marital status, 2010

Aged unit income (dollars)

Proportion of income from Social Security

Less than 50 percent

50–89 percent

90–99 percent

100 percent

All units

Married couples

Nonmarried persons

All units

Married couples

Nonmarried persons

All units

Married couples

Nonmarried persons

All units

Married couples

Nonmarried persons

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Less than 1,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,000–1,999

0

0.1

0

0

0

0.1

0.2

0

0.2

0.5

0.4

0.6

2,000–2,999

0

0

0.1

0

0.1

0

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.8

0.4

0.9

3,000–3,999

0

0

0

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.6

0.5

0.2

0.5

4,000–4,999

0

0

0

0.1

0

0.2

0.3

0

0.5

1.2

0.7

1.4

5,000–5,999

0

0

0.1

0.2

0

0.4

0.6

0

0.9

1.5

0.4

1.8

6,000–6,999

0.1

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.2

1.1

0.7

1.4

1.8

0.5

2.2

7,000–7,999

0.2

0

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.7

2.6

0.7

3.5

4.2

1.7

4.9

8,000–8,999

0.2

0.1

0.3

1.2

0.2

2.0

2.8

0.3

4.1

7.6

1.0

9.5

9,000–9,999

0.2

0

0.4

2.0

0.2

3.3

4.3

0.7

6.2

8.2

1.9

10.0

10,000–10,999

0.3

0

0.7

1.3

0.2

2.2

3.9

1.2

5.4

7.9

1.6

9.6

11,000–11,999

0.2

0

0.5

2.1

0.4

3.3

5.4

0.6

7.8

7.2

1.9

8.7

12,000–12,999

0.2

0

0.3

1.7

0.6

2.5

4.1

0.8

5.7

6.2

2.1

7.3

13,000–13,999

0.4

0.1

0.6

2.1

0.2

3.6

6.7

1.8

9.1

8.7

3.2

10.2

14,000–14,999

0.3

0.1

0.6

2.3

0.3

3.8

6.3

1.9

8.5

6.6

3.8

7.3

15,000–19,999

2.5

0.7

4.8

16.1

3.7

25.8

26.6

15.4

32.2

21.0

27.3

19.2

20,000–24,999

3.7

1.1

7.0

15.1

6.7

21.7

14.3

22.5

10.2

9.1

27.0

4.2

25,000–29,999

5.9

2.0

10.9

14.9

12.2

17.1

11.8

29.8

2.7

4.3

16.8

0.9

30,000–34,999

5.9

2.6

10.3

11.4

16.5

7.4

4.6

13.4

0.2

1.4

6.0

0.1

35,000–39,999

6.8

3.5

11.0

9.3

16.8

3.5

2.3

6.8

0

0.4

1.5

0.2

40,000–44,999

6.0

4.1

8.4

6.7

13.8

1.2

0.5

1.5

0.1

0.1

0.5

0

45,000–49,999

5.8

4.7

7.2

4.9

10.9

0.3

0.1

0.4

0

0.1

0.5

0

50,000–54,999

6.6

7.3

5.8

2.8

6.2

0.1

0.3

0

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.6

55,000–59,999

5.3

6.6

3.7

1.7

3.7

0.2

0.1

0.3

0

0.1

0.3

0

60,000–64,999

5.6

6.5

4.5

1.3

3.0

0

0.1

0.2

0

0

0.2

0

65,000–69,999

4.5

5.9

2.7

0.6

1.3

0

0.2

0.6

0

0

0

0

70,000–74,999

4.2

4.8

3.4

0.5

0.9

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

75,000–99,999

14.5

19.9

7.5

0.7

1.4

0.2

0.1

0.3

0

0

0

0

100,000–149,999

12.8

18.1

5.9

0.2

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

150,000–199,999

4.3

6.2

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

200,000 or more

3.5

5.6

0.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Median income (dollars)

59,318

74,708

40,810

26,527

37,402

20,333

16,807

25,605

14,396

13,157

20,314

12,000

Number (thousands)

8,803

4,960

3,843

7,384

3,227

4,158

3,197

1,078

2,119

6,011

1,300

4,711

NOTE: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.

Family Total Money Income of Persons 65 or Older Table 3.B6 Percentage distribution of persons in beneficiary families, by number of Social Security beneficiaries in family and quintile of per-beneficiary Social Security benefits, 2010

Family income (dollars)

Total

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Persons in 1-beneficiary families

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Less than 1,000

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

1,000–1,999

0.2

0.8

0.1

0

0

0

2,000–2,999

0.3

1.2

0

0

0

0

3,000–3,999

0.2

1.1

0

0

0

0

4,000–4,999

0.3

1.4

0

0

0

0

5,000–5,999

0.5

2.1

0

0

0

0

6,000–6,999

0.7

3.1

0

0

0

0

7,000–7,999

1.4

6.4

0

0

0

0

8,000–8,999

2.2

10.4

0

0

0

0

9,000–9,999

3.1

7.5

9.7

0

0.1

0

10,000–10,999

3.0

2.3

16.3

0

0

0

11,000–11,999

3.2

3.1

13.5

2.5

0

0.1

12,000–12,999

2.7

1.6

3.4

10.3

0

0.1

13,000–13,999

3.8

1.7

2.7

17.5

0.2

0

14,000–14,999

3.4

1.2

2.3

4.4

10.9

0

15,000–19,999

14.6

6.3

9.2

13.2

30.2

14.4

20,000–24,999

8.4

5.5

6.0

8.4

7.7

12.7

25,000–29,999

7.4

5.3

5.0

6.8

8.7

10.0

30,000–34,999

5.4

4.1

3.6

5.4

7.0

6.3

35,000–39,999

4.6

3.9

4.7

3.9

4.5

5.6

40,000–44,999

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.4

5.2

45,000–49,999

3.0

2.9

1.7

2.5

2.9

4.2

50,000–54,999

3.1

3.4

1.9

2.7

3.2

3.6

55,000–59,999

2.3

2.3

1.7

1.5

2.4

3.1

60,000–64,999

2.5

2.3

1.9

2.8

2.5

2.8

65,000–69,999

1.7

1.1

0.8

1.4

2.2

2.7

70,000–74,999

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.4

2.8

75,000–99,999

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.4

10.0

100,000–149,999

6.2

5.5

4.0

4.5

5.8

9.3

150,000–199,999

2.2

1.9

1.1

2.0

1.3

3.7

200,000 or more

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

3.4

Median income (dollars)

26,129

19,445

15,644

21,204

25,557

40,331

Number (thousands)

17,832

3,868

2,769

3,055

3,321

4,821

Persons in 2-beneficiary families

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Less than 1,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,000–1,999

0

0.2

0

0

0

0

2,000–2,999

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

3,000–3,999

0

0.2

0

0

0

0

4,000–4,999

0.1

0.3

0

0

0

0

5,000–5,999

0

0

0

0

0

0

6,000–6,999

0

0.2

0

0

0

0

7,000–7,999

0.1

0.3

0

0

0

0

8,000–8,999

0.1

0.8

0

0

0

0

9,000–9,999

0.3

1.4

0

0

0

0

10,000–10,999

0.2

1.0

0

0

0

0

11,000–11,999

0.3

1.4

0

0

0

0

12,000–12,999

0.3

1.4

0.2

0

0

0

13,000–13,999

0.4

1.9

0.2

0

0

0

14,000–14,999

0.6

3.3

0

0

0

0

15,000–19,999

5.9

23.8

6.5

0

0

0

20,000–24,999

8.8

8.2

26.5

4.4

0

0

25,000–29,999

10.6

7.3

11.9

20.4

7.4

0.2

30,000–34,999

9.1

6.3

9.3

10.0

15.5

1.0

35,000–39,999

8.2

5.5

8.1

9.2

8.9

9.2

40,000–44,999

6.8

5.3

5.3

8.2

8.5

6.1

45,000–49,999

6.2

3.6

6.0

7.1

7.1

7.4

50,000–54,999

4.9

3.2

4.7

6.3

4.6

5.4

55,000–59,999

4.3

3.3

3.1

5.2

4.6

5.5

60,000–64,999

4.1

2.8

2.5

4.4

6.0

5.2

65,000–69,999

3.2

2.4

1.2

3.3

5.5

4.5

70,000–74,999

2.6

1.9

1.7

2.5

3.3

4.0

75,000–99,999

9.3

5.5

5.6

10.0

11.5

16.4

100,000–149,999

8.6

5.8

4.8

7.0

10.9

18.2

150,000–199,999

2.8

0.9

1.4

1.2

3.4

9.4

200,000 or more

2.3

1.6

1.0

0.9

2.7

7.6

Median income (dollars)

43,714

28,474

32,314

43,936

53,495

76,954

Number (thousands)

16,186

2,944

3,857

3,860

3,316

2,210

Persons in families of 3 or more beneficiaries

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

a

Less than 1,000

0

0

0

0

0

a

1,000–1,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

2,000–2,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

3,000–3,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

4,000–4,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

5,000–5,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

6,000–6,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

7,000–7,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

8,000–8,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

9,000–9,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

10,000–10,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

11,000–11,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

12,000–12,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

13,000–13,999

0.6

3.4

0

0

0

a

14,000–14,999

0

0

0

0

0

a

15,000–19,999

1.4

8.4

0

0

0

a

20,000–24,999

2.3

14.0

0

0

0

a

25,000–29,999

2.5

7.6

3.9

0

0

a

30,000–34,999

7.1

12.0

16.0

0

0

a

35,000–39,999

3.9

2.0

5.6

7.5

0

a

40,000–44,999

14.8

12.9

17.8

17.9

12.4

a

45,000–49,999

13.2

6.4

7.2

19.8

22.6

a

50,000–54,999

4.6

0.5

0

9.1

3.0

a

55,000–59,999

3.1

4.5

2.5

3.0

2.9

a

60,000–64,999

6.5

0

4.6

6.3

15.7

a

65,000–69,999

3.1

0

0.2

10.3

2.6

a

70,000–74,999

3.7

4.5

0.9

3.2

8.3

a

75,000–99,999

13.8

9.4

9.4

14.8

19.3

a

100,000–149,999

12.4

11.5

16.2

8.1

10.3

a

150,000–199,999

2.3

2.9

0.2

0

2.9

a

200,000 or more

4.9

0

15.5

0

0

a

Median income (dollars)

54,474

41,926

49,494

51,111

60,821

a

Number (thousands)

474

79

150

111

108

25

NOTE: Per-beneficiary family Social Security quintile limits are $9,353, $11,957, $13,985, and $16,757.

Family Total Money Income Excluding Social Security of Aged Persons Table 3.B7 Percentage distribution of aged persons and persons in Social Security beneficiary families, by family beneficiary status, sex, marital status, and age, 2010

Family Total Money Income of Persons 65 or Older in Beneficiary Families Table 3.B8 Percentage distribution of persons in beneficiary families, by proportion of family income from Social Security and sex, 2010

Family income (dollars)

Proportion of family income from Social Security

Less than 50 percent

50–89 percent

90–99 percent

100 percent

All persons

Men

Women

All persons

Men

Women

All persons

Men

Women

All persons

Men

Women

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Less than 1,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

1,000–1,999

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.1

0.5

0.5

0.5

2,000–2,999

0

0

0

0.1

0.1

0

0.2

0

0.4

0.6

0.3

0.7

3,000–3,999

0

0

0

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.4

4,000–4,999

0

0

0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0

0.1

0.8

0.8

0.8

5,000–5,999

0

0

0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.9

0.3

1.3

6,000–6,999

0

0

0

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.0

1.4

0.8

1.3

0.8

1.6

7,000–7,999

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.2

1.6

0.6

2.3

3.0

2.7

3.1

8,000–8,999

0.1

0

0.2

0.7

0.4

0.9

1.5

1.0

1.8

5.4

4.0

6.2

9,000–9,999

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.1

0.4

1.7

3.3

1.9

4.1

6.6

4.8

7.7

10,000–10,999

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.9

0.3

1.3

3.2

1.7

4.1

6.4

6.1

6.6

11,000–11,999

0.2

0.1

0.2

1.7

1.2

2.0

3.5

2.1

4.3

5.5

5.1

5.7

12,000–12,999

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

3.1

2.4

3.5

4.9

3.5

5.7

13,000–13,999

0.2

0.1

0.3

1.3

0.5

1.9

4.9

3.1

5.9

7.5

5.7

8.5

14,000–14,999

0.1

0

0.3

1.8

1.2

2.2

5.0

3.2

6.1

5.9

5.3

6.2

15,000–19,999

1.5

1.0

1.9

12.2

8.2

15.2

23.2

21.0

24.5

23.4

25.0

22.6

20,000–24,999

2.5

1.8

3.1

11.6

9.6

13.1

18.2

21.4

16.2

13.6

17.6

11.2

25,000–29,999

3.8

2.8

4.8

14.2

14.2

14.2

16.1

21.2

12.9

8.0

10.4

6.6

30,000–34,999

4.7

3.6

5.7

13.0

14.6

11.7

7.4

10.0

5.8

2.9

3.7

2.4

35,000–39,999

5.4

4.3

6.3

11.4

13.8

9.7

4.1

5.0

3.6

0.9

1.3

0.6

40,000–44,999

5.6

4.9

6.2

9.2

11.0

8.0

0.9

1.1

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

45,000–49,999

5.5

5.3

5.7

7.3

8.9

6.2

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.2

0.3

0.2

50,000–54,999

6.2

6.5

5.9

3.7

4.6

3.1

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.5

0.4

55,000–59,999

5.5

6.2

5.0

2.5

2.9

2.2

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.1

60,000–64,999

6.0

6.4

5.6

2.1

2.7

1.7

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

65,000–69,999

4.7

5.0

4.5

1.0

1.2

0.9

0.3

0.4

0.3

0

0

0

70,000–74,999

4.4

4.7

4.1

0.8

0.8

0.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

75,000–99,999

16.5

17.8

15.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

0.2

0.2

0.1

0

0

0

100,000–149,999

16.4

17.4

15.6

0.3

0.3

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

150,000–199,999

5.5

5.9

5.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

200,000 or more

4.6

5.7

3.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Median income (dollars)

67,144

71,538

63,540

30,994

34,088

28,409

19,532

22,763

17,930

15,084

17,114

14,201

Number (thousands)

15,290

7,239

8,050

9,816

4,158

5,658

3,815

1,439

2,376

5,271

1,949

3,323

NOTE: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.